diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Views/SplitView.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Views/SplitView.cs
index a06e704f3..e2c757fdd 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Views/SplitView.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Views/SplitView.cs
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 				return distance - 1;
 			}
 
-			return distance;
+			return distance - (HasBorder() ? 1 : 0);
 		}
 
 		private void RespectMinimumTileSizes ()